Wednesday, 13 December 2023

NZ Flying Doctor Service Ltd's ZK-FDT.

 Beech B200 Super King Air c/n BB-1934 was rolled out at Raytheon Aircraft Company at Wichita, Kansas to become N37134 on 30-01-2006.

On 15-06-2006 it was listed with the Wells Fargo Bank Northwest NA Trustee at Salt Lake City, Utah only to be cancelled on the 21st of that month to become F-OIQM with Air Archipels which is a 100% subsidiary of Air Tahiti and does charter, medical and some regular services for the parent Company.

With some 9600 flying hours F-OIQM was ferried from Tahiti to Rarotonga on 03-07-2023 and then to Auckland and Hamilton on the 5th for conversion for its new operator New Zealand Flying Doctor Service Ltd.
It is seen below taxying in at Auckland on arrival from Rarotonga.
It was registered as ZK-FDT2 on 07-07-2023 - had jt first flight as ZK-FDT from Hamilton on 11-12-2023 and was delivered to its new base at Nelson the same day. First operational flight was on the 12th from Nelson to Blenheim, Nelson - Christchurch and back to Nelson.

And as noted at Nelson on 14-12-2023 by Lord Nelson.

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